Emor — "Say" (Leviticus 21:1–24:23). Opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the consuming of sacrifices and priestly food. It describes the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and ends with a story about a blasphemer and his punishment. Every verse of every Aliyah is presented below, unabridged.
1st · 21:1–15
2nd · 21:16–22:16
3rd · 22:17–33
4th · 23:1–22
5th · 23:23–32
6th · 23:33–44
7th · 24:1–23
Maftir · 24:21–23
Haftarah
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First Aliyah
Leviticus 21:1–15 · 15 p'sukim
Purity laws for the kohanim: restrictions on contact with the dead, marriage rules, and the special laws governing the High Priest.
| # | עברית | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21:1 | כא:אוַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֱמֹ֥ר אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֑ן וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ לֹא־יִטַּמָּ֖א בְּעַמָּֽיו׃ | Vayómer Adonái el-Moshé, emór el-hakohaním benéi Aharón, ve'amartá aléhem, lenéfesh lo-yitamá be'amáv. | The LORD said to Moses: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: None shall defile himself for any dead person among his people. |
| 21:2 | כא:בכִּ֚י אִם־לִשְׁאֵר֔וֹ הַקָּרֹ֖ב אֵלָ֑יו לְאִמּ֣וֹ וּלְאָבִ֔יו וְלִבְנ֥וֹ וּלְבִתּ֖וֹ וּלְאָחִֽיו׃ | Ki im-lish'eró, hakaróv eláv: le'imó ule'avív, velvinó ulevitó, ule'achív. | Except for his nearest kin: his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother. |
| 21:3 | כא:גוְלַאֲחֹת֤וֹ הַבְּתוּלָה֙ הַקְּרוֹבָ֣ה אֵלָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־הָיְתָ֖ה לְאִ֑ישׁ לָ֖הּ יִטַּמָּֽא׃ | Vela'achotó habetulá, hakerová eláv, asher lo-haytá le'ish: lah yitamá. | Also for his virgin sister, close to him, who has not been married; for her he may defile himself. |
| 21:4 | כא:דלֹ֥א יִטַּמָּ֖א בַּ֣עַל בְּעַמָּ֑יו לְהֵחַלּֽוֹ׃ | Lo yitamá ba'ál, be'amáv, lehechaló. | He shall not defile himself as a husband among his people, thereby profaning himself. |
| 21:5 | כא:הלֹֽא־יִקְרְח֤וּ קָרְחָה֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔ם וּפְאַ֥ת זְקָנָ֖ם לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ וּבִבְשָׂרָ֖ם לֹ֥א יִשְׂרְטֽוּ׃ | Lo-yikrechú korchá berosham, uf'at zekánam lo yegaléchu, uvivesarám lo yisretú. | They shall not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their flesh. |
| 21:6 | כא:וקְדֹשִׁ֤ים יִהְיוּ֙ לֵאלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ שֵׁ֖ם אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם כִּ֡י אֶת־אִשֵּׁ֨י יְהוָ֜ה לֶ֤חֶם אֱלֹהֵיהֶם֙ הֵ֣ם מַקְרִיבִ֔ם וְהָי֖וּ קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ | Kedoshím yihyú le'Elohéihem, velo yechallelú shem Elohéihem: ki et-ishéi Adonái léchem Elohéihem hem makribím; vehayú kódesh. | They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God; for they offer the LORD's offerings by fire, the food of their God, and so they must be holy. |
| 21:7 | כא:זאִשָּׁ֨ה זֹנָ֤ה וַחֲלָלָה֙ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֔חוּ וְאִשָּׁ֛ה גְּרוּשָׁ֥ה מֵאִישָׁ֖הּ לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑חוּ כִּי־קָדֹ֥שׁ ה֖וּא לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ | Ishá zoná vachalala lo yikáchu; ve'ishá gerusha me'ishah lo yikáchu: ki-kadósh hu le'Elohav. | They shall not marry a woman defiled by harlotry, or a woman divorced from her husband; for each is holy to his God. |
| 21:8 | כא:חוְקִדַּשְׁתּ֖וֹ כִּי־אֶת־לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ ה֚וּא מַקְרִ֔יב קָדֹ֥שׁ יִהְיֶה־לָּ֖ךְ כִּ֣י קָד֔וֹשׁ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ | Vekidashtó, ki-et-léchem Elohécha hu makriv: kadósh yihyé-lach, ki kadósh aní Adonái mekadishchem. | You shall treat him as holy, for he offers the food of your God; he shall be holy to you, for I the LORD who sanctify you am holy. |
| 21:9 | כא:טוּבַת֙ אִ֣ישׁ כֹּהֵ֔ן כִּ֥י תֵחֵ֖ל לִזְנ֑וֹת אֶת־אָבִ֙יהָ֙ הִ֣יא מְחַלֶּ֔לֶת בָּאֵ֖שׁ תִּשָּׂרֵֽף׃ | Uvat ish kohén, ki techél liznót: et-avíha hi mechalélet, ba'ésh tisaréf. | When the daughter of a priest defiles herself through harlotry, it is her father whom she defiles; she shall be put to the fire. |
| 21:10 | כא:יוְהַכֹּהֵ֨ן הַגָּד֜וֹל מֵאֶחָ֗יו אֲשֶׁר־יוּצַ֤ק עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ֙ שֶׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וּמִלֵּ֥א אֶת־יָד֖וֹ לִלְבֹּ֣שׁ אֶת־הַבְּגָדִ֑ים אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ֙ לֹ֣א יִפְרָ֔ע וּבְגָדָ֖יו לֹ֥א יִפְרֹֽם׃ | Vehakohen hagadól me'echav, asher-yutság al-roshó shémen hamishchá, umiléi et-yadó, livósh et-habeyadím: et-roshó lo yifra, uvegadáv lo yifróm. | The priest who is exalted above his fellows, on whose head the anointing oil has been poured and who has been ordained to wear the vestments, shall not bare his head or rend his vestments. |
| 21:11 | כא:יאוְעַ֛ל כָּל־נַפְשֹׁ֥ת מֵ֖ת לֹ֣א יָבֹ֑א לְאָבִ֥יו וּלְאִמּ֖וֹ לֹ֥א יִטַּמָּֽא׃ | Ve'al kol-nafshot mét lo yavó: le'avív ule'imó lo yitamá. | He shall not go where there is any dead body; he shall not defile himself even for his father or mother. |
| 21:12 | כא:יבוּמִן־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יֵצֵ֔א וְלֹ֣א יְחַלֵּ֔ל אֵ֖ת מִקְדַּ֣שׁ אֱלֹהָ֑יו כִּ֡י נֵ֠זֶר שֶׁ֣מֶן מִשְׁחַ֧ת אֱלֹהָ֛יו עָלָ֖יו אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ | Umin-hamikdásh lo yetzé, velo yechalél et mikdásh Elohav: ki nézer shémen mishchat Elohav aláv; aní Adonái. | He shall not go outside the sanctuary and profane the sanctuary of his God, for upon him is the distinction of the anointing oil of his God, Mine the LORD's. |
| 21:13 | כא:יגוְה֕וּא אִשָּׁ֥ה בִבְתוּלֶ֖יהָ יִקָּֽח׃ | Vehu, ishá bivtuléiha yikách. | He may marry only a woman who is a virgin. |
| 21:14 | כא:ידאַלְמָנָ֤ה וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ וַחֲלָלָ֣ה זֹנָ֔ה אֶת־אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֣א יִקָּ֑ח כִּ֛י אִם־בְּתוּלָ֥ה מֵעַמָּ֖יו יִקַּ֥ח אִשָּֽׁה׃ | Almaná ugerusha vachalala zoná, et-éle lo yikách: ki im-betulá me'amáv yikách ishá. | A widow, a divorced woman, one who has been degraded, or a harlot — he shall not marry these. Only a virgin of his own kin shall he take to wife. |
| 21:15 | כא:טווְלֹא־יְחַלֵּ֥ל זַרְע֖וֹ בְּעַמָּ֑יו כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשֽׁוֹ׃ | Velo-yechalél zar'ó, be'amáv: ki aní Adonái, mekadeshó. | So he shall not profane his offspring among his kin, for I the LORD have sanctified him. |
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Second Aliyah
Leviticus 21:16–22:16 · 25 p'sukim
Physical blemishes that disqualify a priest from active altar service; laws of who may eat the sacred donations (terumah).
| # | עברית | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21:16 | כא:טזוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 21:17 | כא:יזדַּבֵּ֤ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אִ֣ישׁ מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֔ לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִהְיֶ֣ה ב֑וֹ מ֕וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרַ֔ב לְהַקְרִ֖יב לֶ֥חֶם אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ | Dabér el-Aharón lemór: ish mizar'achá, ledorotám, asher yihyé vo mum, lo yikrév lehakrív léchem Elohav. | Speak to Aaron and say: No man of your offspring throughout the ages who has a defect shall be qualified to offer the food of his God. |
| 21:18 | כא:יחכִּ֥י כָל־אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בּ֥וֹ מ֖וּם לֹ֣א יִקְרָ֑ב אִ֣ישׁ עִוֵּ֔ר א֤וֹ פִסֵּ֙חַ֙ א֣וֹ חָרֻ֔ם א֖וֹ שָׂרֽוּעַ׃ | Ki chol-ish asher-bo mum lo yikráv: ish ivér o piséach, o charúm o saruá. | No one who is blind, or lame, or has a limb too short or too long; |
| 21:19 | כא:יטא֣וֹ אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִהְיֶ֥ה ב֖וֹ שֶׁ֣בֶר רָ֑גֶל א֖וֹ שֶׁ֥בֶר יָֽד׃ | O ish asher-yihyé vo shéver ragél, o shéver yád. | Or who has a broken leg or a broken arm; |
| 21:20 | כא:כא֣וֹ גִבֵּ֔ן א֥וֹ דַ֖ק א֣וֹ תְּבַלֻּ֣ל בְּעֵינ֑וֹ א֤וֹ גָרָב֙ א֣וֹ יַלֶּ֔פֶת א֖וֹ מְר֥וֹחַ אָֽשֶׁךְ׃ | O gibén o dák o teval'lúl be'einó, o garáv o yálefet, o merúach ashéch. | Or who is a hunchback, or a dwarf, or who has a growth in his eye, or who has a boil-scar, or scurvy, or crushed testes. |
| 21:21 | כא:כאכָּל־אִ֞ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בּ֣וֹ מ֗וּם מִזֶּ֙רַע֙ אַהֲרֹ֣ן הַכֹּהֵ֔ן לֹ֣א יִגַּ֔שׁ לְהַקְרִ֖יב אֶת־אִשֵּׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה מ֣וּם בּ֔וֹ אֵ֚ת לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהָ֔יו לֹ֥א יִגַּ֖שׁ לְהַקְרִֽיב׃ | Kol-ish asher-bo mum, mizéra Aharón hakohén, lo yigásh lehakrív et-ishéi Adonái: mum bo, et léchem Elohav lo yigásh lehakrív. | No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a blemish shall be qualified to offer the LORD's offerings by fire; having a blemish, he shall not be qualified to offer the food of his God. |
| 21:22 | כא:כבלֶ֤חֶם אֱלֹהָיו֙ מִקָּדְשֵׁ֣י הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים וּמִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים יֹאכֵֽל׃ | Léchem Elohav mikodshéi hakodashím umin-hakodashím yochal. | He may eat the food of his God, both of the most holy and of the holy. |
| 21:23 | כא:כגאַ֣ךְ אֶל־הַפָּרֹ֜כֶת לֹ֣א יָב֗וֹא וְאֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֛חַ לֹ֥א יִגַּ֖שׁ כִּֽי־מ֣וּם בּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֤א יְחַלֵּל֙ אֶת־מִקְדָּשַׁ֔י כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ | Ach el-hapáróchet lo yavó, ve'el-hamizbéach lo yigásh, ki-mum bo; velo yechalél et-mikdashái, ki aní Adonái mekadeshám. | But he shall not enter behind the curtain or come near the altar, for he has a blemish; he shall not profane these places sacred to Me, for I the LORD have sanctified them. |
| 21:24 | כא:כדוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְאֶל־בָּנָ֑יו וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | Vayedabér Moshé el-Aharón ve'el-banáv, ve'el kol-benéi Yisraél. | Thus Moses spoke to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites. |
| 22:1 | כב:אוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 22:2 | כב:בדַּבֵּ֣ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֣ן וְאֶל־בָּנָ֗יו וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ֙ מִקָּדְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלֹ֥א יְחַלְּל֖וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם קָדְשִׁ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֧ם מַקְדִּשִׁ֛ים לִ֖י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ | Dabér el-Aharón ve'el-banáv, veyinazrú mikodshéi benéi-Yisraél, velo yechallelú et-shem kodshí, asher hem makdishím li: aní Adonái. | Instruct Aaron and his sons to be scrupulous about the sacred donations that the Israelites consecrate to Me, lest they profane My holy name, Mine the LORD's. |
| 22:3 | כב:גאֱמֹ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם לְדֹרֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜ם כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ ׀ אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרַ֣ב מִכָּל־זַרְעֲכֶ֗ם אֶל־הַקֳּדָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַקְדִּ֜ישׁוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל לַיהוָ֗ה וְטֻמְאָת֛וֹ עָלָ֖יו וְנִכְרְתָ֣ה הַנֶּ֣פֶשׁ הַהִ֑וא מִלְּפָנַ֖י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ | Emór aléhem, ledoroteichem: kol-ish asher yikráv mikol-zar'achem el-hakodashím, asher yakdishú venéi-Yisraél laAdonái, vetum'ató aláv, venichrethá hanéfesh hahi milfanái: aní Adonái. | Say to them: Throughout the ages, if any man among your offspring, while in a state of impurity, approaches the sacred donations that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person shall be cut off from before Me; I am the LORD. |
| 22:4 | כב:דאִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ֩ מִזֶּ֨רַע אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְה֣וּא צָר֗וּעַ א֤וֹ זָב֙ בַּקֳּדָשִׁ֣ים לֹ֣א יֹאכַ֔ל עַ֖ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְהָ֑ר וְהַנֹּגֵ֙עַ֙ בְּכָל־טְמֵא־נֶ֔פֶשׁ א֤וֹ אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּצֵ֔א מִמֶּ֖נּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָֽרַע׃ | Ish ish mizéra Aharón vehu tzaruá o zav, bakodashím lo yochal ad asher yithar; vehanogéa bechol-temé-néfesh, o ish asher tetzé miménu shichvat-zára. | No man of Aaron's offspring who has tzara'at or a discharge shall eat of the sacred donations until he is clean. If one touches anything made impure by a corpse, or if a man has had an emission of semen, |
| 22:5 | כב:הא֣וֹ אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִגַּע֙ בְּכָל־שֶׁ֣רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא־ל֔וֹ א֥וֹ בְאָדָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִטְמָא־ל֑וֹ לְכֹ֖ל טֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃ | O ish asher yigá bechol-shéretz asher yitamá-lo, o ve'adám asher yitamá-lo lechol tum'ató. | Or if a man touches any swarming creature that makes him impure, or a human being who makes him impure—whatever his impurity— |
| 22:6 | כב:ונֶ֚פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּגַּע־בּ֔וֹ וְטָמְאָ֖ה עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב וְלֹ֤א יֹאכַל֙ מִן־הַקֳּדָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֛י אִם־רָחַ֥ץ בְּשָׂר֖וֹ בַּמָּֽיִם׃ | Néfesh asher tigá-bo vetamé'á ad-ha'érev; velo yochal min-hakodashím, ki im-rachatz vesaró bamáyim. | The person who touches these shall be impure until evening and shall not eat of the sacred donations unless he has washed his body in water. |
| 22:7 | כב:זוּבָ֥א הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וְטָהֵ֑ר וְאַחַ֖ר יֹאכַ֥ל מִן־הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים כִּ֥י לַחְמ֖וֹ הֽוּא׃ | Uvá hashémes vetahér; ve'achar yochal min-hakodashím, ki lachmó hu. | As soon as the sun sets, he shall be clean; and he may then eat of the sacred donations, for they are his food. |
| 22:8 | כב:חנְבֵלָ֥ה וּטְרֵפָ֖ה לֹ֣א יֹאכַ֑ל לְטָמְאָה־בָ֖הּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ | Neveylá utreifá lo yochal letam'á-vah; aní Adonái. | He shall not eat anything that died or was torn by beasts, thereby becoming impure through it: I am the LORD. |
| 22:9 | כב:טוְשָׁמְר֤וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי֙ וְלֹא־יִשְׂא֣וּ עָלָ֣יו חֵ֔טְא וּמֵ֥תוּ ב֖וֹ כִּ֣י יְחַלְּלֻ֑הוּ אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ | Veshamrú et-mishmarti velo-yis'ú aláv chéit, umétú vo ki yechallelúhu: aní Adonái mekadeshám. | They shall keep My charge and not incur guilt through it and die by profaning it—I the LORD have sanctified them. |
| 22:10 | כב:יוְכָל־זָ֖ר לֹא־יֹ֣אכַל קֹ֑דֶשׁ תּוֹשַׁ֥ב כֹּהֵ֛ן וְשָׂכִ֖יר לֹא־יֹ֥אכַל קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ | Vechol-zar lo-yochal kódesh: toshav kohén vesachír lo-yochal kódesh. | No lay person shall eat of the sacred donations. No bound or hired laborer of a priest shall eat of the sacred donations. |
| 22:11 | כב:יאוְכֹהֵ֕ן כִּֽי־יִקְנֶ֥ה נֶ֖פֶשׁ קִנְיַ֣ן כַּסְפּ֑וֹ ה֖וּא יֹ֥אכַל בּֽוֹ וִילִ֥יד בֵּית֖וֹ הֵ֥ם יֹאכְלוּ בְלַחְמֽוֹ׃ | Vekohen ki-yikné néfesh kinyan kaspó, hu yochal bo; vilíd beitó hem yochalú velachmó. | But a person who is a priest's property by purchase may eat of it; and those that are born into his household may eat of his food. |
| 22:12 | כב:יבוּבַת־כֹּהֵ֔ן כִּ֥י תִהְיֶ֖ה לְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑ר הִ֕וא בִּתְרוּמַ֥ת הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל׃ | Uvat-kohén ki tihyé le'ish zár, hi bitrumat hakodashím lo tochél. | If a priest's daughter marries a layman, she may not eat of the sacred gifts. |
| 22:13 | כב:יגוּבַת־כֹּהֵן֙ כִּ֣י תִהְיֶ֣ה אַלְמָנָ֔ה וּגְרוּשָׁ֖ה וְזֶ֣רַע אֵ֣ין לָ֑הּ וְשָׁבָ֞ה אֶל־בֵּ֤ית אָבִ֙יהָ֙ כִּנְעוּרֶ֔יהָ מִלֶּ֥חֶם אָבִ֖יהָ תֹּאכֵֽל וְכָל־זָ֖ר לֹ֥א־יֹאכַ֥ל בּֽוֹ׃ | Uvat-kohén ki tihyé almaná ugerusha, vezéra ein lah, veshaváh el-beit avíha kineureiha, miléchem avíha tochél; vechol-zár lo-yochal bo. | But if a priest's daughter is widowed or divorced and without offspring, and is back in her father's house as in her youth, she may eat of her father's food. No lay person may eat of it. |
| 22:14 | כב:ידוְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יֹאכַ֤ל קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה וְיָסַ֥ף חֲמִשִׁית֖וֹ עָלָ֑יו וְנָתַן֙ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֶת־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ | Ve'ish ki-yochal kódesh bishgagá, veyasáf chamishitó aláv; venatan lakohén et-hakódesh. | If a man eats of a sacred donation unwittingly, he shall pay the priest for it, adding one-fifth of its value. |
| 22:15 | כב:טווְלֹ֣א יְחַלְּל֔וּ אֶת־קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־יָרִ֖ימוּ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | Velo yechallelú et-kodshéi benéi Yisraél, ét asher-yarímú laAdonái. | They shall not profane the sacred donations of the Israelites that they set aside for the LORD, |
| 22:16 | כב:טזוְהִשִּׂיאוּ אוֹתָ֛ם עֲוֹ֥ן אַשְׁמָ֖ה בְּאָכְלָ֣ם אֶת־קָדְשֵׁיהֶ֑ם כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃ | Vehisi'ú otám avón ashmá, be'ochlám et-kodshéihem: ki aní Adonái mekadeshám. | And so cause them to bear the burden of guilt when they eat their sacred donations—for I the LORD have sanctified them. |
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Third Aliyah
Leviticus 22:17–33 · 17 p'sukim
Requirements for voluntary offerings and the fitness of sacrificial animals; prohibition of blemished animals; minimum age requirement.
| # | עברית | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22:17 | כב:יזוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 22:18 | כב:יחדַּבֵּ֨ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְאֶל־בָּנָ֗יו וְאֶל֙ כָּל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אִ֣ישׁ אִ֞ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּמִן־הַגֵּ֤ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַקְרִ֤יב קָרְבָּנוֹ֙ לְכָל־נִדְרֵיהֶ֔ם וּלְכָל־נִדְבוֹתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִ֥יבוּ לַיהוָ֖ה לְעֹלָֽה׃ | Dabér el-Aharón ve'el-banáv, ve'el kol-benéi Yisraél, ve'amartá aléhem: ish ish mibéit Yisraél, umin-haguér beYisraél, asher yakrív korbonó lechol-nidreihem ulekhol-nidvotám, asher-yakribú laAdonái le'olá. | Speak to Aaron and his sons and all the Israelites and say to them: When any man of the house of Israel or of the strangers in Israel presents a burnt offering as his offering for any of their vows or any of their freewill offerings that they offer to the LORD, |
| 22:19 | כב:יטלִרְצֹנְכֶ֑ם תָּמִ֣ים זָכָ֔ר בַּבָּקָ֕ר בַּכְּשָׂבִ֖ים וּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃ | Lirtzonchem: tamím zachár, babakar bakesavím, uvá'izím. | It must be a male without blemish, from cattle or sheep or goats, for you to be accepted. |
| 22:20 | כב:ככֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־בּ֤וֹ מ֙וּם֙ לֹ֣א תַקְרִ֔יבוּ כִּ֥י לֹ֥א לְרָצ֖וֹן יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃ | Kol asher-bo mum lo takribú: ki lo leraztón yihyé lachem. | You shall not offer anything that has a blemish, for it will not be accepted in your favor. |
| 22:21 | כב:כאוְאִ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־יַקְרִ֤יב זֶֽבַח־שְׁלָמִים֙ לַיהוָ֔ה לְפַלֵּא־נֶ֖דֶר א֣וֹ לִנְדָבָ֑ה בַּבָּקָ֣ר א֣וֹ בַצֹּ֗אן תָּמִ֤ים יִהְיֶה֙ לְרָצ֔וֹן כָּל־מ֖וּם לֹ֥א יִהְיֶה־בּֽוֹ׃ | Ve'ish ki-yakrív zévach-shelamím laAdonái lefale-néder o linedavá, babakar o vatzón, tamím yihyé leratzon; kol-mum lo yihyé-bo. | And when a man offers a sacrifice of well-being to the LORD for a special vow or as a freewill offering, of cattle or of sheep, it must be without blemish to be acceptable; there shall be no defect in it. |
| 22:22 | כב:כבעַוֶּ֩רֶת֩ א֨וֹ שָׁב֜וּר א֣וֹ חָר֗וּץ אֽוֹ־יַבֶּ֤לֶת אֽוֹ־גָרָב֙ א֣וֹ יַלֶּ֔פֶת לֹא־תַקְרִ֥יבוּ אֵ֖לֶּה לַיהוָ֑ה וְאִשֶּׁ֗ה לֹא־תִתְּנ֥וּ מֵהֶ֛ם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה׃ | Aváret o shavúr o charútz, o-yabélet o-garáv o yálefet, lo-takribú éle laAdonái; ve'ishé lo-tit'nú méhem al-hamizbeach laAdonái. | Anything blind, or with a limb injured or maimed, or that has a wart, boil-scar, or scurvy—such you shall not offer to the LORD; you shall not put any of them on the altar as an offering by fire to the LORD. |
| 22:23 | כב:כגוְשׁ֥וֹר וָשֶׂ֖ה שָׂר֣וּעַ וְקָל֑וּט נְדָבָ֣ה תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֹת֔וֹ וּלְנֵ֖דֶר לֹ֥א יֵרָצֶֽה׃ | Veshor vaséh saruá vekalút, nedavá ta'asé otó; ulnéder lo yéraztze. | You may, however, present as a freewill offering an ox or a sheep with a limb extended or contracted; but it will not be accepted for a vow. |
| 22:24 | כב:כדוּמָע֥וּךְ וְכָת֛וּת וְנָת֥וּק וְכָר֖וּת לֹ֣א תַקְרִ֣יבוּ לַיהוָ֑ה וּבְאַרְצְכֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ | Umauúch vechatút venátuk vechrút, lo takribú laAdonái; uv'artzechem lo ta'asú. | You shall not offer to the LORD anything that has its testes bruised, crushed, torn, or cut; you shall have no such practice in your own land. |
| 22:25 | כב:כהוּמִיַּ֣ד בֶּן־נֵכָ֗ר לֹ֤א תַקְרִ֙יבוּ֙ אֶת־לֶ֣חֶם אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם מִכָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה כִּ֣י מָשְׁחָתָ֤ם בָּהֶם֙ מ֣וּם בָּ֔ם לֹ֥א יֵרָצ֖וּ לָכֶֽם׃ | Umiyad ben-néchar lo takribú et-léchem Elohéichem mikol-éle, ki mashchatám vahem mum bám lo yéraztzu lachem. | Nor shall you accept such animals from a foreigner for offering as food of your God, for they are mutilated, they have a defect; they shall not be accepted in your favor. |
| 22:26 | כב:כווַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 22:27 | כב:כזשׁ֣וֹר אֽוֹ־כֶ֤שֶׂב אֽוֹ־עֵז֙ כִּ֣י יִוָּלֵ֔ד וְהָיָ֛ה שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים תַּ֣חַת אִמּ֑וֹ וּמִיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ וָהָ֔לְאָה יֵרָצֶ֕ה לְקָרְבַּ֥ן אִשֶּׁה֙ לַיהוָֽה׃ | Shor o-khésev o-éz ki yivaled, vehayá shiv'at yamím tachat imó; umiyóm hashminí vahálah, yéraztze lekorban ishé laAdonái. | When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall stay seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as an offering by fire to the LORD. |
| 22:28 | כב:כחוְשׁ֖וֹר אוֹ־שֶׂ֑ה אֹת֣וֹ וְאֶת־בְּנ֔וֹ לֹ֥א תִשְׁחֲט֖וּ בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃ | Veshor o-séh, otó ve'et-benó, lo tishchatú beyóm echád. | However, an ox or a sheep with its young—you shall not slaughter both on the same day. |
| 22:29 | כב:כטוְכִ֥י תִזְבְּח֛וּ זֶ֥בַח תּוֹדָ֖ה לַיהוָ֑ה לִרְצֹנְכֶ֖ם תִּזְבָּחֽוּ׃ | Vechi tizbechu zévach todá laAdonái, lirtzonchem tizváchu. | When you sacrifice a thanksgiving offering to the LORD, sacrifice it so that it may be accepted on your behalf. |
| 22:30 | כב:לבַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יֵאָכֵ֑ל לֹא־תוֹתִ֥ירוּ מִמֶּ֛נּוּ עַד־בֹּ֖קֶר אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ | Bayóm hahu ye'achél, lo-totirú miménu ad-bóker: aní Adonái. | It shall be eaten on that same day; you shall leave none of it until morning; I am the LORD. |
| 22:31 | כב:לאוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם מִצְוֹתַ֑י וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ | Ushmartem mitzvotái, va'asítem otám: aní Adonái. | You shall faithfully observe My commandments: I am the LORD. |
| 22:32 | כב:לבוְלֹ֣א תְחַלְּל֔וּ אֶת־שֵׁ֖ם קָדְשִׁ֑י וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֙י בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ | Velo techallelu et-shem kodshí, venikdashti betóch benéi Yisraél: aní Adonái mekadishchem. | You shall not profane My holy name, that I may be sanctified in the midst of the Israelites—I the LORD who sanctify you, |
| 22:33 | כב:לגהַמּוֹצִ֤יא אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לִהְי֥וֹת לָכֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִ֑ים אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ | Hamotzi etchem me'éretz Mitzráyim, lihyót lachem le'Elohím: aní Adonái. | I who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God, I the LORD. |
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Fourth Aliyah
Leviticus 23:1–22 · 22 p'sukim
The Sabbath and the first festivals: Passover, the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Omer offering, and Shavuot — including the laws of pe'ah and leket for the poor.
| # | עברית | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23:1 | כג:אוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 23:2 | כג:בדַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֽוֹעֲדֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְא֣וּ אֹתָ֔ם מִקְרָאֵ֖י קֹ֑דֶשׁ אֵ֥לֶּה הֵ֖ם מוֹעֲדָֽי׃ | Dabér el-benéi Yisraél, ve'amartá aléhem: mo'adéi Adonái asher-tikre'ú otám mikra'éi kódesh, éle hem mo'adái. | Speak to the Israelite people and say to them: These are My fixed times, the fixed times of the LORD, which you shall proclaim as sacred occasions. |
| 23:3 | כג:גשֵׁ֣שֶׁת יָמִים֮ תֵּעָשֶׂ֣ה מְלָאכָה֒ וּבַיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י שַׁבַּ֤ת שַׁבָּתוֹן֙ מִקְרָא־קֹ֔דֶשׁ כָּל־מְלָאכָ֖ה לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ שַׁבָּ֥ת הִוא֙ לַיהוָ֔ה בְּכֹ֖ל מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | Shéshet yamím te'asé melachá, uvayóm hashvi'í shabát shavatón mikrá-kódesh; kol-melachá lo ta'asú, shabát hi laAdonái bechól moshvoteichem. | Six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a sabbath of complete rest, a sacred occasion. You shall do no work; it shall be a sabbath of the LORD throughout your settlements. |
| 23:4 | כג:דאֵ֚לֶּה מֽוֹעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה מִקְרָאֵ֖י קֹ֑דֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְא֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם בְּמוֹעֲדָֽם׃ | Éle mo'adéi Adonái, mikra'éi kódesh, asher-tikre'ú otám bemo'adám. | These are the set times of the LORD, the sacred occasions, which you shall celebrate each at its appointed time: |
| 23:5 | כג:הבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ בֵּ֣ין הָֽעַרְבָּ֑יִם פֶּ֖סַח לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | Bachódesh harishón, be'arba'á asár lachódesh, bein ha'arbaím: Pésaj laAdonái. | In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, there shall be a Passover offering to the LORD. |
| 23:6 | כג:ווּבַחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ יוֹם֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַזֶּ֔ה חַ֖ג הַמַּצּ֣וֹת לַיהוָ֑ה שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים מַצּ֥וֹת תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ | Uvachamishah asár yóm lachódesh hazé, chag hamatzót laAdonái: shiv'át yamím matzót toché'lu. | On the fifteenth day of that month the LORD's Festival of Unleavened Bread begins; you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days. |
| 23:7 | כג:זבַּיּ֤וֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן֙ מִקְרָא־קֹ֔דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֖ה לָכֶ֑ם כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ | Bayóm harishón mikrá-kódesh yihyé lachem; kol-meléjet avodá lo ta'asú. | On the first day you shall hold a sacred assembly; you shall not do any occupational labor. |
| 23:8 | כג:חוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם אִשֶּׁ֛ה לַיהוָ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ מִקְרָא־קֹ֔דֶשׁ כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ | Vehikravtem ishé laAdonái shiv'át yamím; bayóm hashvi'í mikrá-kódesh, kol-meléjet avodá lo ta'asú. | Seven days you shall make offerings by fire to the LORD. The seventh day shall be a sacred assembly; you shall not do any occupational labor. |
| 23:9 | כג:טוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 23:10 | כג:ידַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־תָבֹ֣אוּ אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ נֹתֵ֣ן לָכֶ֔ם וּקְצַרְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־קְצִירָ֑הּ וַהֲבֵאתֶ֤ם אֶת־עֹ֙מֶר֙ רֵאשִׁ֣ית קְצִירְכֶ֔ם אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ | Dabér el-benéi Yisraél, ve'amartá aléhem: ki-tavó'u el-ha'áretz, asher aní notén lachem, uktzartem et-ktzirá, vahavetém et-ómer reshít ketzirechem el-hakohén. | Speak to the Israelite people and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving to you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest. |
| 23:11 | כג:יאוְהֵנִ֧יף אֶת־הָעֹ֛מֶר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לִרְצֹנְכֶ֑ם מִמָּֽחֳרַת֙ הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת יְנִיפֶ֖נּוּ הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ | Vehénif et-ha'ómer lifnéi Adonái lirtzonchem; mimacharat hashabát yenifenú hakohén. | He shall wave the sheaf before the LORD for acceptance on your behalf; the priest shall wave it on the day after the sabbath. |
| 23:12 | כג:יבוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֕ם בְּי֥וֹם הֲנִֽיפְכֶ֖ם אֶת־הָעֹ֑מֶר כֶּ֣בֶשׂ תָּמִ֤ים בֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹ֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה לַיהוָֽה׃ | Va'asítem beyóm hanifchem et-ha'ómer, késev tamím ben-shenató le'olá laAdonái. | On the day that you wave the sheaf, you shall offer a lamb without blemish, in its first year, as a burnt offering to the LORD. |
| 23:13 | כג:יגוּמִנְחָת֗וֹ שְׁנֵ֤י עֶשְׂרֹנִים֙ סֹ֣לֶת בְּלוּלָ֤ה בַשֶּׁ֙מֶן֙ אִשֶּׁ֣ה לַיהוָ֔ה רֵ֥יחַ נִיח֖וֹחַ וְנִסְכֹּ֥ה יַ֖יִן רְבִיעִ֥ת הַהִֽין׃ | Umincható shnéi esroním sólet belulá vashámen, ishé laAdonái réach nichóach; veniskó yáyin revi'ít hahin. | Its meal offering shall be two tenths of a measure of choice flour mixed with oil, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the LORD; and its libation shall be of wine, a quarter of a hin. |
| 23:14 | כג:ידוְלֶ֤חֶם וְקָלִי֙ וְכַרְמֶ֔ל לֹ֣א תֹֽאכְל֔וּ עַ֚ד עֶ֣צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה עַ֚ד הֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם אֶת־קָרְבַּ֖ן אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | Veléhem vekali vecármel lo toché'lu, ad-étzem hayóm hazé, ad haviachem et-korban Elohéichem; chukát olám ledorotéichem bechól moshvoteichem. | Until that very day, until you have brought the offering of your God, you shall eat no bread or parched grain or fresh ears; it is a law for all time throughout the ages in all your settlements. |
| 23:15 | כג:טווּסְפַרְתֶּ֤ם לָכֶם֙ מִמָּחֳרַ֣ת הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת מִיּוֹם֙ הֲבִ֣יאֲכֶ֔ם אֶ֖ת עֹ֣מֶר הַתְּנוּפָ֑ה שֶׁ֥בַע שַׁבָּת֖וֹת תְּמִימֹ֥ת תִּהְיֶֽינָה׃ | Usefartem lachem, mimacharat hashabát, miyóm havi'achem et-ómer hatenuphá; shéva shabatót temimót tihyéna. | And from the day on which you bring the sheaf of wave offering—the day after the sabbath—you shall count off seven weeks. They must be complete: |
| 23:16 | כג:טזעַ֨ד מִֽמָּחֳרַ֤ת הַשַּׁבָּת֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ת תִּסְפְּר֖וּ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים י֑וֹם וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֛ם מִנְחָ֥ה חֲדָשָׁ֖ה לַיהוָֽה׃ | Ad mimacharat hashabát hashvi'ít tisferu chamishím yóm; vehikravtem minchá chadashá laAdonái. | You must count until the day after the seventh week—fifty days; then you shall bring an offering of new grain to the LORD. |
| 23:17 | כג:יזמִמּֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶ֡ם תָּבִ֣יאוּ ׀ לֶֽחֶם֩ תְּנוּפָ֨ה שְׁתַּ֜יִם שְׁנֵ֣י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֗ים סֹ֣לֶת תִּהְיֶ֔ינָה חָמֵ֖ץ תֵּאָפֶ֑ינָה בִּכּוּרִ֖ים לַיהוָֽה׃ | Mimoshvoteichem tavíu léchem tenuphá, shtáyim, shnéi esroním sólet tihyéna, chametz te'aféina; bikurím laAdonái. | You shall bring from your settlements two loaves of bread as a wave offering; each shall be made of two-tenths of a measure of choice flour, they shall be baked with leavening, as first fruits to the LORD. |
| 23:18 | כג:יחוְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֣ם עַל־הַלֶּ֗חֶם שִׁבְעַ֤ת כְּבָשִׂים֙ תְּמִימִ֣ם בְּנֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔ה וּפַ֤ר בֶּן־בָּקָר֙ אֶחָ֔ד וְאֵילִ֖ם שְׁנָ֑יִם יִהְי֤וּ עֹלָה֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וּמִנְחָתָ֥ם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֖ם אִשֵּׁ֥ה רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | Vehikravtem al-haléhem shiv'át kevasím temimím benéi shaná, upar ben-bakar echád, ve'eilím shnáyim; yihyú olá laAdonái, uminchatám veniskéihem, ishé réach-nichoách laAdonái. | With the bread you shall present, as burnt offerings to the LORD, seven yearling lambs without blemish, one bull of the herd, and two rams, with their meal offerings and libations, an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the LORD. |
| 23:19 | כג:יטוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם שְׂעִיר־עִזִּ֥ים אֶחָ֖ד לְחַטָּ֑את וּשְׁנֵ֧י כְבָשִׂ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י שָׁנָ֖ה לְזֶ֥בַח שְׁלָמִֽים׃ | Va'asítem se'ír-izím echád lechatát, ushnéi kevasím benéi shaná lezévach shelamím. | You shall also offer one goat as a sin offering and two yearling lambs as a sacrifice of well-being. |
| 23:20 | כג:כוְהֵנִ֣יף הַכֹּהֵ֗ן אֹתָם֙ עַל֙ לֶ֣חֶם הַבִּכּוּרִ֔ים תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה עַל־שְׁנֵ֣י כְּבָשִׂ֔ים קֹ֥דֶשׁ יִהְי֖וּ לַיהוָ֥ה לַכֹּהֵֽן׃ | Vehénif hakohén otám al léchem habikurím tenuphá lifnéi Adonái; al-shnéi kevasím, kódesh yihyú laAdonái lakohén. | The priest shall wave these—the two lambs—together with the bread of first fruits as a wave offering before the LORD; they shall be holy to the LORD, for the priest. |
| 23:21 | כג:כאוּקְרָאתֶ֞ם בְּעֶ֣צֶם ׀ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֗ה מִקְרָא־קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ בְּכָל־מֽוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם לְדֹרֹ֖תֵיכֶֽם׃ | Ukra'atem be'étzem hayóm hazé mikrá-kódesh yihyé lachem; kol-meléjet avodá lo ta'asú, chukát olám bechol-moshvoteichem ledorotéichem. | On that same day you shall hold a celebration; it shall be a sacred occasion for you; you shall not work at your occupations. This is a law for all time in all your settlements, throughout the ages. |
| 23:22 | כג:כבוּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙ אֶת־קְצִ֣יר אַרְצְכֶ֔ם לֹא־תְכַלֶּ֕ה פְּאַ֥ת שָׂדְךָ֖ בְּקֻצְרֶ֑ךָ וְלֶ֥קֶט קְצִירְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְלַקֵּ֑ט לֶעָנִ֛י וְלַגֵּ֖ר תַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֹתָ֑ם אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | Uvekutzcrechem et-ktzír artzechem, lo-techalé pe'at sadechá bekutzrechá, velékhet ktzirchá lo telaleket; le'aní velaguer ta'azóv otám: aní Adonái Elohéichem. | And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap all the way to the edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I the LORD am your God. |
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Fifth Aliyah
Leviticus 23:23–32 · 10 p'sukim
Rosh Hashanah (Day of Trumpet Blasts) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement): their dates, observances, and the prohibition of work.
| # | עברית | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23:23 | כג:כגוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 23:24 | כג:כדדַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם שַׁבָּת֖וֹן זִכְר֥וֹן תְּרוּעָ֖ה מִקְרָא־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃ | Dabér el-benéi Yisraél, lemór: bachódesh hashvi'í be'echád lachódesh, yihyé lachem shavatón zichrón teru'á, mikrá-kódesh. | Speak to the Israelite people thus: In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall observe complete rest, a sacred occasion commemorated with loud blasts. |
| 23:25 | כג:כהכָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַיהוָֽה׃ | Kol-meléjet avodá lo ta'asú; vehikravtem ishé laAdonái. | You shall not do any occupational labor, and you shall bring an offering by fire to the LORD. |
| 23:26 | כג:כווַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 23:27 | כג:כזאַ֡ךְ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֣י הַזֶּה֩ י֨וֹם הַכִּפֻּרִ֥ים הוּא֙ מִקְרָא־קֹ֔דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֖ה לָכֶ֑ם וְעִנִּיתֶ֣ם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֔ם וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֥ם אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַיהוָֽה׃ | Ach be'asór lachódesh hashvi'í hazé, yóm hakipurím hu: mikrá-kódesh yihyé lachem, ve'initém et-nafshoteichem, vehikravtem ishé laAdonái. | Mark, the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be a sacred occasion for you: you shall practice self-denial, and you shall bring an offering by fire to the LORD. |
| 23:28 | כג:כחוְכָל־מְלָאכָ֗ה לֹ֤א תַעֲשׂוּ֙ בְּעֶ֣צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י י֤וֹם כִּפֻּרִים֙ ה֔וּא לְכַפֵּ֣ר עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | Vechol-melachá lo ta'asú, be'étzem hayóm hazé: ki yóm kipurím hu, lechapér aléichem lifnéi Adonái Elohéichem. | You shall do no work throughout that day. For it is a Day of Atonement, on which expiation is made on your behalf before the LORD your God. |
| 23:29 | כג:כטכִּ֤י כָל־הַנֶּ֙פֶשׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־תְעֻנֶּ֔ה בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְנִכְרְתָ֖ה מֵֽעַמֶּֽיהָ׃ | Ki chol-hanéfesh asher lo-te'uné, be'étzem hayóm hazé: venichrethá me'amméiha. | Indeed, any person who does not practice self-denial throughout that day shall be cut off from his kin. |
| 23:30 | כג:לוְכָל־הַנֶּ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר תַּעֲשֶׂה֙ כָּל־מְלָאכָ֔ה בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֛י אֶת־הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽהּ׃ | Vechol-hanéfesh asher ta'asé kol-melachá, be'étzem hayóm hazé, veha'avadti et-hanéfesh hahi mikerev amáh. | And whoever does any work throughout that day, I will cause that person to perish from among his people. |
| 23:31 | כג:לאכָּל־מְלָאכָ֖ה לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכֹ֖ל מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | Kol-melachá lo ta'asú, chukát olám ledorotéichem bechól moshvoteichem. | You shall do no work; it is a law for all time throughout the ages in all your settlements. |
| 23:32 | כג:לבשַׁבַּ֨ת שַׁבָּת֥וֹן הוּא֙ לָכֶ֔ם וְעִנִּיתֶ֖ם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם בְּתִשְׁעָ֤ה לַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ בָּעֶ֔רֶב מֵעֶ֤רֶב עַד־עֶ֙רֶב֙ תִּשְׁבְּת֖וּ שַׁבַּתְּכֶֽם׃ | Shabát shavatón hu lachem, ve'initém et-nafshoteichem: betishan lachódesh ba'érev, me'érev ad-érev, tishbetú shabatckem. | It shall be a sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall practice self-denial; on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall observe this your sabbath. |
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Sixth Aliyah
Leviticus 23:33–44 · 12 p'sukim
Sukkot — the Festival of Booths: seven days plus Shemini Atzeret, the four species (arba minim), and the obligation to dwell in booths.
| # | עברית | Transliteration | English |
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| 23:33 | כג:לגוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 23:34 | כג:לדדַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יוֹם֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י הַזֶּ֗ה חַ֤ג הַסֻּכּוֹת֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֔ים לַיהוָֽה׃ | Dabér el-benéi Yisraél, lemór: bachamishah asár yóm lachódesh hashvi'í hazé, chag hasucót shiv'át yamím laAdonái. | Say to the Israelite people: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month there shall be the Festival of Booths to the LORD, lasting seven days. |
| 23:35 | כג:להבַּיּ֥וֹם הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן מִקְרָא־קֹ֑דֶשׁ כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ | Bayóm harishón mikrá-kódesh; kol-meléjet avodá lo ta'asú. | The first day shall be a sacred occasion; you shall not do any occupational labor. |
| 23:36 | כג:לושִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים תַּקְרִ֤יבוּ אִשֶּׁה֙ לַיהוָ֔ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י מִקְרָא־קֹ֣דֶשׁ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם וְהִקְרַבְתֶּ֨ם אִשֶּׁ֤ה לַיהוָה֙ עֲצֶ֣רֶת הִ֔וא כָּל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת עֲבֹדָ֖ה לֹ֥א תַעֲשֽׂוּ׃ | Shiv'át yamím takribú ishé laAdonái; bayóm hashminí mikrá-kódesh yihyé lachem, vehikravtem ishé laAdonái, atzéret hi; kol-meléjet avodá lo ta'asú. | Seven days you shall bring offerings by fire to the LORD. On the eighth day you shall observe a sacred occasion and bring an offering by fire to the LORD; it is a solemn gathering; you shall not do any occupational labor. |
| 23:37 | כג:לזאֵ֚לֶּה מֽוֹעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְא֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם מִקְרָאֵ֣י קֹ֑דֶשׁ לְהַקְרִ֨יב אִשֶּׁ֤ה לַיהוָה֙ עֹלָ֣ה וּמִנְחָ֔ה זֶ֖בַח וּנְסָכִ֑ים דְּבַר־י֖וֹם בְּיוֹמֽוֹ׃ | Éle mo'adéi Adonái asher-tikre'ú otám mikra'éi kódesh, lehakrív ishé laAdonái, olá uminchá, zévach unsakím, devar-yóm beyomó. | Those are the set times of the LORD that you shall celebrate as sacred occasions, bringing offerings by fire to the LORD—burnt offerings, meal offerings, sacrifices, and libations, on each day what is proper to it— |
| 23:38 | כג:לחמִלְּבַ֖ד שַׁבְּת֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה וּמִלְּבַ֣ד מַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם וּמִלְּבַ֤ד כָּל־נִדְרֵיכֶם֙ וּמִלְּבַ֣ד כָּל־נִדְבֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּתְּנ֖וּ לַיהוָֽה׃ | Milevad shabetót Adonái, umilevad matnotéichem, umilevad kol-nidréchem, umilevad kol-nidvotéchem, asher titenu laAdonái. | Apart from the sabbaths of the LORD, and apart from your gifts and from all your votive offerings and from all your freewill offerings that you give to the LORD. |
| 23:39 | כג:לטאַ֡ךְ בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣ה עָשָׂ֣ר יוֹם֩ לַחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י בְּאָסְפְּכֶ֣ם אֶת־תְּבוּאַ֣ת הָאָ֗רֶץ תָּחֹ֙גּוּ֙ אֶת־חַ֣ג יְהוָ֔ה שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן שַׁבָּת֖וֹן וּבַיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י שַׁבָּתֽוֹן׃ | Ach bachamishah asár yóm lachódesh hashvi'í, be'asperechem et-tevuat ha'áretz, tachogu et-chag Adonái shiv'át yamím; bayóm harishón shavatón, uvayóm hashminí shavatón. | Mark, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the yield of your land, you shall observe the festival of the LORD seven days: a complete rest on the first day, and a complete rest on the eighth day. |
| 23:40 | כג:מוּלְקַחְתֶּ֨ם לָכֶ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן פְּרִ֨י עֵ֤ץ הָדָר֙ כַּפֹּ֣ת תְּמָרִ֔ים וַעֲנַ֥ף עֵץ־עָבֹ֖ת וְעַרְבֵי־נָ֑חַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃ | Ulakachtem lachem bayóm harishón, perí étz hadár, kapót temarím va'anáf étz-avót ve'arvéi-náchal; usmachtem lifnéi Adonái Elohéichem shiv'át yamím. | On the first day you shall take the product of hadar trees, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. |
| 23:41 | כג:מאוְחַגֹּתֶ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ חַ֣ג לַיהוָ֔ה שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה חֻקַּ֤ת עוֹלָם֙ לְדֹרֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י תָּחֹ֥גּוּ אֹתֽוֹ׃ | Vechagotém otó chag laAdonái shiv'át yamím bashaná; chukát olám ledorotéichem, bachódesh hashvi'í tachogu otó. | You shall observe it as a festival of the LORD for seven days in the year; you shall observe it in the seventh month as a law for all time, throughout the ages. |
| 23:42 | כג:מבבַּסֻּכֹּ֥ת תֵּשְׁב֖וּ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים כָּל־הָאֶזְרָ֤ח בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַּסֻּכֹּֽת׃ | Basucót teshevú, shiv'át yamím; kol-ha'ezrách beYisraél yeshvú basucót. | You shall live in booths seven days; all citizens in Israel shall live in booths, |
| 23:43 | כג:מגלְמַ֘עַן֮ יֵדְע֣וּ דֹרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ כִּ֣י בַסֻּכּ֗וֹת הוֹשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּהוֹצִיאִ֥י אוֹתָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | Lema'án yede'ú dorotéichem, ki vasucót hoshávti et-benéi Yisraél, behozi'í otám me'éretz Mitzráyim: aní Adonái Elohéichem. | In order that future generations may know that I made the Israelite people live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I the LORD your God. |
| 23:44 | כג:מדוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת־מֹעֲדֵ֖י יְהוָ֑ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | Vayedabér Moshé et-mo'adéi Adonái el-benéi Yisraél. | So Moses declared the LORD's appointed seasons to the Israelites. |
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Seventh Aliyah
Leviticus 24:1–23 · 23 p'sukim
The oil for the Menorah, the showbread (lechem hapanim), the incident of the blasphemer, and the principle of equal law for citizen and stranger alike.
| # | עברית | Transliteration | English |
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| 24:1 | כד:אוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 24:2 | כד:בצַ֞ו אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ֛ר תָּמִֽיד׃ | Tzav et-benéi Yisraél, veyikchú elécha shémen záit zach katít lamaór; leha'alót nér tamíd. | Command the Israelite people to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling lamps regularly. |
| 24:3 | כד:גמִחוּץ֩ לְפָרֹ֨כֶת הָעֵדֻ֜ת בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֗ד יַעֲרֹ֤ךְ אֹתוֹ֙ אַהֲרֹ֔ן מֵעֶ֥רֶב עַד־בֹּ֖קֶר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה תָּמִ֗יד חֻקַּ֛ת עוֹלָ֥ם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֖ם׃ | Michutz lepharóchet ha'edút, be'óhel mo'éd, ya'aróch otó Aharón, me'érev ad-bóker, lifnéi Adonái tamíd; chukát olám ledorotéichem. | Aaron shall set them up in the Tent of Meeting outside the curtain of the Pact, to burn from evening to morning before the LORD regularly; it is a law for all time throughout the ages. |
| 24:4 | כד:דעַ֚ל הַמְּנֹרָ֣ה הַטְּהֹרָ֔ה יַעֲרֹ֖ךְ אֶת־הַנֵּר֑וֹת לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה תָּמִֽיד׃ | Al hamnoráh hatehorá ya'aróch et-hanérot lifnéi Adonái tamíd. | He shall arrange the lamps on the pure lampstand before the LORD regularly. |
| 24:5 | כד:הוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ סֹ֔לֶת וְאָפִיתָ֣ אֹתָ֔הּ שְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה חַלּ֑וֹת שְׁנֵ֣י עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔ים יִהְיֶ֖ה הַחַלָּ֥ה הָאֶחָֽת׃ | Velakachtá sólet, ve'afitá otáh shtéim esré chalót; shnéi esroním yihyé hachalá ha'echát. | You shall take choice flour and bake of it twelve loaves, two-tenths of a measure for each loaf. |
| 24:6 | כד:ווְשַׂמְתָּ֣ אוֹתָ֗ם שְׁתַּ֤יִם מַֽעֲרָכוֹת֙ שֵׁ֣שׁ הַֽמַּעֲרָ֔כֶת עַ֛ל הַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ן הַטָּהֹ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ | Vesamtá otám shtáyim ma'arachót, shésh hama'aráchvet, al hashulchán hatahór lifnéi Adonái. | Place them in two rows, six to a row, on the pure table before the LORD. |
| 24:7 | כד:זוְנָתַתָּ֥ עַל־הַמַּֽעֲרֶ֖כֶת לְבֹנָ֣ה זַכָּ֑ה וְהָיְתָ֤ה לַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ לְאַזְכָּרָ֔ה אִשֶּׁ֖ה לַיהוָֽה׃ | Venatata al-hama'aréchet levonáh zakáh; vehayetá laléhem le'azkarách, ishé laAdonái. | With each row you shall place pure frankincense, which is to be a token offering for the bread, as an offering by fire to the LORD. |
| 24:8 | כד:חבְּי֧וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֛ת בְּי֥וֹם הַשַּׁבָּ֖ת יַעַרְכֶ֑נּוּ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה תָּמִ֛יד מֵאֵ֥ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרִ֥ית עוֹלָֽם׃ | Beyóm hashabát beyóm hashabát ya'archénnu, lifnéi Adonái tamíd, me'ét benéi-Yisraél, brit olám. | He shall arrange them before the LORD regularly every sabbath day—it is a commitment for all time on the part of the Israelites. |
| 24:9 | כד:טוְהָ֣יְתָה לְאַהֲרֹ֤ן וּלְבָנָיו֙ וַאֲכָלֻ֔הוּ בְּמָק֖וֹם קָדֹ֑שׁ כִּ֡י קֹ֩דֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים֩ ה֨וּא ל֧וֹ מֵאִשֵּׁ֛י יְהוָ֖ה חָק־עוֹלָֽם׃ | Vehayetá le'Aharón ulevánav va'achalúhu bemakóm kadósh; ki kódesh kodashím hu lo me'ishéi Adonái, chok-olám. | It shall belong to Aaron and his sons, who shall eat it in the sacred precinct; for it is most holy to him from the LORD's offerings by fire, a perpetual due. |
| 24:10 | כד:יוַיֵּצֵ֗א בֶּן־אִשָּׁ֤ה יִשְׂרְאֵלִית֙ וְהוּא֙ בֶּן־אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּנָּצ֤וּ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ בֶּן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔ית וְאִ֖ישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִֽי׃ | Vayetzé ben-ishah Yisre'elít vehu ben-ish Mitzrí, betóch benéi Yisraél; vayinátzu bamachanéh, ben haYisre'elít, ve'ish haYisre'elí. | There came out among the Israelites one whose mother was Israelite and whose father was Egyptian. And a fight broke out in the camp between that half-Israelite and a certain Israelite. |
| 24:11 | כד:יאוַיִּקֹּ֤ב בֶּן־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔ית אֶת־הַשֵּׁ֖ם וַיְקַלֵּ֑ל וַיָּבִ֤יאוּ אֹתוֹ֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם אִמּ֖וֹ שְׁלֹמִ֣ית בַּת־דִּבְרִ֑י לְמַטֵּה־דָֽן׃ | Vayikóv ben-ha'isháh haYisre'elít et-hashém, vaykallél; vayavió otó el-Moshé—veshem imó Shelomít, bat-Divrí, lemateh-Dán. | The son of the Israelite woman pronounced the Name in blasphemy, and he was brought to Moses—now his mother's name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan— |
| 24:12 | כד:יבוַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר לִפְרֹ֥שׁ לָהֶ֖ם עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ | Vayanichu'hú bamishmar, lifrosh láhem al-pí Adonái. | And he was placed in custody, until the decision of the LORD should be made clear to them. |
| 24:13 | כד:יגוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃ | Vayedabér Adonái el-Moshé lemór. | The LORD spoke to Moses saying: |
| 24:14 | כד:ידהוֹצֵ֣א אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֔ל אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְסָמְכ֧וּ כָֽל־הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וְרָגְמ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃ | Hotzé et-hamkalél el-michutz lamachanéh, vesamchú chol-hashom'ím et-yedéihem al-roshó, veragmú otó kol-ha'edáh. | Take the blasphemer outside the camp; and let all who were within hearing lay their hands upon his head, and let the whole community stone him. |
| 24:15 | כד:טווְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֕ישׁ אִ֥ישׁ כִּֽי־יְקַלֵּ֖ל אֱלֹהָ֑יו וְנָשָׂ֖א חֶטְאֽוֹ׃ | Ve'el-benéi Yisraél tedabér lemór: ish ish ki-yekallél Elohav, venasá chet'ó. | And to the Israelite people speak thus: Anyone who blasphemes his God shall bear his guilt; |
| 24:16 | כד:טזוְנֹקֵ֤ב שֵׁם־יְהוָה֙ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֔ת רָג֥וֹם יִרְגְּמוּ־ב֖וֹ כָּל־הָעֵדָ֑ה כַּגֵּ֤ר כָּֽאֶזְרָח֙ בְּנָקְב֣וֹ שֵׁ֔ם יוּמָֽת׃ | Venokév shem-Adonái mót yumát: ragóm yirgemu-vo kol-ha'edá; kaguer ka'ezrách, benokevó shem yumát. | If anyone pronounces the name LORD, he shall be put to death. The whole community shall stone him; stranger or citizen, if he has thus pronounced the Name, he shall be put to death. |
| 24:17 | כד:יזוְאִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יַכֶּ֖ה כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑ם מ֖וֹת יוּמָֽת׃ | Ve'ish ki yakké chol-néfesh adám, mót yumát. | If anyone kills any human being, he shall be put to death. |
| 24:18 | כד:יחוּמַכֵּ֥ה נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה נֶ֖פֶשׁ תַּ֥חַת נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | Umakéh néfesh-behemá yeshallemenná; néfesh táchat náfesh. | One who kills an animal shall make restitution for it: life for life. |
| 24:19 | כד:יטוְאִ֕ישׁ כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֥ן מ֖וּם בַּעֲמִית֑וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה כֵּ֖ן יֵעָ֥שֶׂה לּֽוֹ׃ | Ve'ish ki-yitén mum ba'amitó; ka'asher asá, kén ye'asé lo. | If anyone maims his fellow, as he has done so shall it be done to him: |
| 24:20 | כד:כשֶׁ֚בֶר תַּ֣חַת שֶׁ֔בֶר עַ֖יִן תַּ֣חַת עָ֑יִן שֵׁ֚ן תַּ֣חַת שֵׁ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֥ן מ֛וּם בָּֽאָדָ֖ם כֵּ֥ן יִנָּ֥תֶן בּֽוֹ׃ | Shéver táchat shéver, áyin táchat áyin, shén táchat shén; ka'asher yitén mum ba'adám, kén yinatén bo. | Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The injury he inflicted on another shall be inflicted on him. |
| 24:21 | כד:כאוּמַכֵּ֥ה בְהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה וּמַכֵּ֥ה אָדָ֖ם יוּמָֽת׃ | Umakéh behemá yeshallemenná; umakéh adám yumát. | One who kills an animal shall make restitution for it; but one who kills a human being shall be put to death. |
| 24:22 | כד:כבמִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֶחָד֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם כַּגֵּ֥ר כָּאֶזְרָ֖ח יִהְיֶ֑ה כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | Mishpát echád yihyé lachem, kagéir ka'ezrách yihyé: ki aní Adonái Elohéichem. | You shall have one standard for stranger and citizen alike: for I the LORD am your God. |
| 24:23 | כד:כגוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיּוֹצִ֙יאוּ֙ אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֔ל אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ אָ֑בֶן וּבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עָשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | Vayedabér Moshé el-benéi Yisraél, vayotzi'ú et-hamkalél el-michutz lamachanéh, vayirgemu otó áven; uvnéi-Yisraél asú, ka'asher tzivá Adonái et-Moshé. | Moses spoke thus to the Israelites. And they took the blasphemer outside the camp and pelted him with stones. The Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
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Maftir Maftir
Leviticus 24:21–23 · 3 p'sukim
The closing three verses on equal law for citizen and stranger, and the execution of the blasphemer.
| # | עברית | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24:21 | כד:כאוּמַכֵּ֥ה בְהֵמָ֖ה יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה וּמַכֵּ֥ה אָדָ֖ם יוּמָֽת׃ | Umakéh behemá yeshallemenná; umakéh adám yumát. | One who kills an animal shall make restitution for it; but one who kills a human being shall be put to death. |
| 24:22 | כד:כבמִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֶחָד֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֔ם כַּגֵּ֥ר כָּאֶזְרָ֖ח יִהְיֶ֑ה כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ | Mishpát echád yihyé lachem, kagéir ka'ezrách yihyé: ki aní Adonái Elohéichem. | You shall have one standard for stranger and citizen alike: for I the LORD am your God. |
| 24:23 | כד:כגוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיּוֹצִ֙יאוּ֙ אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֔ל אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ אָ֑בֶן וּבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עָשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | Vayedabér Moshé el-benéi Yisraél, vayotzi'ú et-hamkalél el-michutz lamachanéh, vayirgemu otó áven; uvnéi-Yisraél asú, ka'asher tzivá Adonái et-Moshé. | Moses spoke thus to the Israelites. And they took the blasphemer outside the camp and pelted him with stones. The Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses. |
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Haftarah Haftarah
Ezekiel 44:15–31 · 17 p'sukim
Ezekiel's vision of the future Temple service: the priestly duties of the Zadokite priests — laws that parallel the priestly regulations of the first Aliyah of Emor.
| # | עברית | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44:15 | מד:טווְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם בְּנֵ֣י צָד֗וֹק אֲשֶׁ֨ר שָֽׁמְר֜וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֤רֶת מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ בִּתְע֣וֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מֵעָלַ֔י הֵ֛מָּה יִקְרְב֥וּ אֵלַ֖י לְשָׁרְתֵ֑נִי וְעָמְד֣וּ לְפָנַ֗י לְהַקְרִ֥יב לִ֛י חֵ֥לֶב וָדָ֖ם נְאֻ֥ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ | Vehakohaním haleviyím benéi Tzadók, asher shamerú et-mishméret mikdashí, bitóh benéi-Yisraél me'aláy: hemá yikrevú eláy leshareténi, ve'amadú lefanái lehakrív li chélev vadám, ne'úm Adonái Elohím. | But the levitical priests descended from Zadok, who maintained the service of My sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from Me—they shall approach Me to minister to Me; they shall stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD. |
| 44:16 | מד:טזהֵ֗מָּה יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ יִקְרְב֣וּ אֶל־שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י לְשָׁרְתֵ֖נִי וְשָׁמְר֥וּ אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּֽי׃ | Hemá yavó'u el-mikdashí, veheymá yikrevú el-shulchaní leshareténi, veshamrú et-mishmarti. | They alone may enter My sanctuary and they alone shall approach My table to minister to Me; they shall keep My charge. |
| 44:17 | מד:יזוְהָיָ֗ה בְּבוֹאָם֙ אֶל־שַׁעֲרֵ֣י הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֔ית בִּגְדֵ֥י פִשְׁתִּ֖ים יִלְבָּ֑שׁוּ וְלֹא־יַעֲלֶ֤ה עֲלֵיהֶם֙ צֶ֔מֶר בְּשָׁרְתָ֕ם בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥י הֶחָצֵ֖ר הַפְּנִימִ֑ית וָבָֽיְתָה׃ | Vehayá bevó'am el-sha'aréi hechatzér hapnimít, bigdéi fishtím yilbashú; velo-ya'alé aléihem tzémer, besharetám besh'aréi hechatzér hapnimít, vaváytah. | And when they enter the gates of the inner court, they shall wear linen vestments; they shall have nothing woolen upon them when they minister inside the gates of the inner court. |
| 44:18 | מד:יחפַּֽאֲרֵ֣י פִשְׁתִּ֗ים יִהְי֤וּ עַל־רֹאשָׁם֙ וּמִכְנְסֵ֣י פִשְׁתִּ֔ים יִהְי֖וּ עַל־מָתְנֵיהֶ֑ם לֹ֥א יַחְגְּר֖וּ בַּיָּֽזַע׃ | Pa'aréi fishtím yihyú al-rosham, umichnései fishtím yihyú al-motnéihem; lo yachgerú bayazá. | They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen breeches on their loins; they shall not gird themselves with anything that causes sweat. |
| 44:19 | מד:יטוּבְצֵאתָ֗ם אֶל־הֶֽחָצֵר֙ הַחִיצוֹנָ֔ה אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַחִיצוֹנָ֖ה אֶל־הָעָ֑ם יִפְשְׁט֞וּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣מָּה מְשָׁרְתִ֣ים בָּהֶ֗ם וְהִנִּיח֤וּ אוֹתָם֙ בְּלִשְׁכֹ֣ת הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ וְלָבְשׁ֖וּ בְּגָדִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ | Uvetzeitám el-hechátzér hachitzoná, el-hechátzér hachitzoná el-ha'ám, yifshtú et-bigdéihem asher-hemá mesharetiním váhem, vehiníchu otám belishkót hakódesh, velávshú beyadím acherím. | When they go out to the outer court—the outer court where the people are—they shall remove the vestments in which they minister and shall deposit them in the sacred chambers; they shall put on other garments, lest they make the people consecrated through contact with their vestments. |
| 44:20 | מד:כוְרֹאשָׁ֖ם לֹ֣א יְגַלֵּ֑חוּ וּפֶ֣רַע לֹ֣א יְשַׁלֵּ֑חוּ כָּס֥וֹם יִכְסְמ֖וּ אֶת־רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ | Verosham lo yegaléchu, uféra lo yeshaléchu; kasom yichsemú et-rosheíhem. | They shall not shave their heads or let their hair go untrimmed; they shall keep their hair trimmed. |
| 44:21 | מד:כאוְיַ֙יִן֙ לֹֽא־יִשְׁתֶּ֣ה כָל־כֹּהֵ֔ן בְּבוֹאָ֖ם אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֥ר הַפְּנִימִֽית׃ | Veyáyin lo-yishtéh chol-kohén bevó'am el-hechátzér hapnimít. | No priest shall drink wine when he enters the inner court. |
| 44:22 | מד:כבוְאַלְמָנָ֤ה וּגְרוּשָׁה֙ לֹא־יִקְח֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם לְנָשִׁ֑ים כִּ֣י אִם־בְּתוּל֗וֹת מִזֶּ֙רַע֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהָאַלְמָנָ֥ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּהְיֶ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֛ה מִכֹּהֵ֖ן יִקָּֽחוּ׃ | Ve'almaná ugerusha lo-yikchú lahem lenashím: ki im-betulót mizéra béit Yisraél, veha'almaná asher tihyé almaná mikohén yikáchu. | They shall not marry widows or divorced women; they may marry only virgins of the stock of the house of Israel, or widows who are widows of priests. |
| 44:23 | מד:כגוְאֶת־עַמִּ֣י יוֹר֔וּ בֵּ֥ין קֹ֖דֶשׁ לְחֹ֑ל וּבֵ֥ין טָמֵ֖א לְטָה֥וֹר יוֹדִיעֻֽם׃ | Ve'et-amí yorú bein kódesh lechól, uvein tamé letahór yodí'um. | They shall declare to My people what is sacred and what is profane, and inform them what is clean and what is unclean. |
| 44:24 | מד:כדוְעַל־רִ֗יב הֵ֚מָּה יַעַמְד֣וּ לְשָׁפֹ֔ט בְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י יִשְׁפְּטֻ֑הוּ וְאֶת־תּוֹרֹתַ֥י וְחֻקֹּתַ֛י בְּכָל־מוֹעֲדַ֖י יִשְׁמֹ֥רוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י יְקַדֵּֽשׁוּ׃ | Ve'al-rív hemá ya'amdú leshafót, bemishpatái yishpetúhu; ve'et-torotái vechukoktái bechol-mo'adái yishmóru, ve'et-shabetohtái yekadéshú. | In lawsuits, too, it is they who shall act as judges; they shall decide them in accordance with My rules. They shall preserve My teachings and My laws regarding all My fixed occasions and they shall maintain the sanctity of My sabbaths. |
| 44:25 | מד:כהוְאֶל־מֵ֥ת אָדָ֖ם לֹ֣א יָב֑וֹא לְטָמְאָ֑ה כִּ֣י אִם־לְאָ֡ב וּלְאֵם֩ וּלְבֵ֨ן וּלְבַ֤ת וּלְאָח֙ וּלְאָח֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר־לֹֽא־הָיְתָ֥ה לְאִ֖ישׁ יִטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ | Ve'el-mét adám lo yavó letam'á; ki im-le'av ule'em ulevén ulevát ule'ach ule'achot asher-lo-haytá le'ish yitamáu. | They shall not defile themselves by going near a dead person; they may defile themselves only for father or mother, son or daughter, brother or unmarried sister. |
| 44:26 | מד:כווְאַחֲרֵ֖י טָהֳרָת֑וֹ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים יִסְפְּרוּ־לֽוֹ׃ | Ve'acharéi taharató, shiv'át yamím yisperu-lo. | After he has become clean, seven days shall be counted off for him. |
| 44:27 | מד:כזוּבְי֛וֹם בּוֹא֥וֹ אֶל־הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֣ר הַפְּנִימִ֑ית לְשָׁרֵ֣ת בַּקֹּ֔דֶשׁ יַקְרִ֥יב חַטָּאת֖וֹ נְאֻ֥ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ | Uveyóm bo'ó el-hakódesh el-hechátzér hapnimít lesharét bakódesh, yakrív chatató, ne'úm Adonái Elohím. | On the day that he enters the inner court of the inner sanctuary to minister in the sanctuary, he shall present his sin offering — declares the Lord GOD. |
| 44:28 | מד:כחוְהָיְתָ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לְנַחֲלָ֔ה אֲנִ֖י נַחֲלָתָ֑ם וַאֲחֻזָּ֗ה לֹֽא־תִתְּנ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲנִ֖י אֲחֻזָּתָֽם׃ | Vehayetá lahem lenachalá, aní nachalatám; va'achuzá lo-titenu lahem beYisraél, aní achuzatám. | This shall be their portion, for I am their portion; and no holding shall be given to them in Israel, for I am their holding. |
| 44:29 | מד:כטהַמִּנְחָ֧ה וְהַחַטָּ֛את וְהָאָשָׁ֖ם הֵ֣מָּה יֹאכְלֻ֑הוּ וְכָל־חֵ֥רֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לָהֶ֥ם יִהְיֶֽה׃ | Haminchá vehechatát veha'ashám hemá yochlu'hu; vechol-chérem beYisraél láhem yihyé. | The meal offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings shall be consumed by them; everything proscribed in Israel shall go to them. |
| 44:30 | מד:לוְרֵאשִׁ֣ית כָּל־בִּכּוּרֵ֣י כֹ֣ל וְכָל־תְּרוּמַ֣ת כֹּ֡ל מִכֹּל֩ תְּרוּמ֨וֹתֵיכֶ֜ם לַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים יִהְיֶ֗ה וְרֵאשִׁ֤ית עֲרִסֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ תִּתְּנ֣וּ לַכֹּהֵ֔ן לְהָנִ֥יחַ בְּרָכָ֖ה אֶל־בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃ | Vereyshít kol-bikuréi kol, vechol-terumát kol mikol teru'motéichem lakohaním yihyé; vereyshít arísoteichem titenu lakohén, lehavíach berachá el-beitécha. | All the choice first fruits of every kind, and all the gifts of every kind—of all your contributions—shall go to the priests. You shall also give the first of the yield of your baking to the priest, that a blessing may rest upon your home. |
| 44:31 | מד:לאכָּל־נְבֵלָ֥ה וּטְרֵפָ֖ה מִן־הָע֣וֹף וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה לֹ֥א יֹאכְל֖וּ הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ | Kol-neveylá uteireifá min-ha'óf umin-habehemá, lo yochlú hakohaním. | No priest shall eat anything, whether bird or animal, that died or was torn by beasts. |